Flying apparatus.



I No. 849,971.

A. BRANDL.

FLYING APPARATUS. urmoumn FILED APB-.16, 1906.

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- PATBNTED APR. 9,1901.

PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

A. BRANDL. FLYING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 19-06.

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AnoLr BRANDL, or MUNI J, GERMANY.

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Specification of Letters fiatent.

Application filed Apri118,19l)6. Serial No. 812,018.

ratent'ea April 9, 1907.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Anorir BnANnL, a citizen of Germany, residing at Munich, Bavaria,

Germany, have invented certain new and vand more especially to means for detachably securing a win to the body of the operator. In devices of t general character hereto-- fore presented it has been usualto secure the wing to the operator b means of straps and lacings, which not only amper the free movement of the arm, but require theservices of an assistant to attach and detach the wings.

The object of this invention is to provide means of attachment'by which the wings may be put on and ofi at willby the operator without assistance and which permit of the greatest range of movement of the arms with changes in position to bring new muscles into operation and prevent tirin The invention, as hereinafter more particularlydescribed, and defined in the accompanying claims, will'be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawin ,1 representing a preferred embodiment of t e same.

in the drawings, Fi e 1 is a general view of a Wing attache to the body of the operator. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail showing that art in which the invention more particular y resides. Fig. 3 is a erspective view showing the attachment of the frame to the body, and Fig. 4 is a rear elevation showthe attachment of the wings along the o i i T e essential novelty of the invention resides in a frame con-formin generally to the arm of the operator in its out position and com osed of tubular pieces. T e side a, corresponding to the upper arm, is joined to the side b, corresponding to the forearm, by a short piece 0, although the piece 0 might'be dispensed with under some circumstances the two pieces a and b bein directly joined at thepoint where they woul intersect -if extended or they might be curved slightly to a meeting point as a substitutefor the iece c. The other side of the frame is forme .by a similar tubular piece d, curved in an are about a center lying in, the

angle'between the two pieces a and b. A cup suitably u holstered is arranged in the angle between t e pieces a, and'gb for the reception of the operators elbow, the dimensions of the parts being such that when the operators elbow rests in the cup the hand is in'a-position to grasp the curvedpiece d.

The wings, of suitable fabric f, stretched upon a frame 9, of any suitable construction or attei'n, are attached to the frame previous y described and supported by the side a, which in turn is secured to the shoulder of the wearer at the point it by a universal connection k. w

The manner of operation of the device and V the advantages due to the. particular con structionwill be obvious frpm an inspectionof the drawings. 3 It will be seen that toprevent fatigue, due to retaining the arms in one position, the operator may change his grasp upon the piecedby moving the hand to and from its point of connection with the piece 11, so that the arm is bent at the elbowrto a greater or less. extenty and yet in each osition rests with the sam' security in the-e1 owcup e. By thus chan ing the position of the :hand also a greater or less leverage is obtained upon the wings for their operation about the piece a, serving as a fulcrum. To disengage the wing, it is only necessary for the operator to release his grasp u on piece d, whereu on his elbow can be lifte from the cup e, an the wing is entirely detached except at the one point is, the operators arm and hand now being free toloosen that connection. Thus while an absolutel secure attachment of the wing to the bo y is obtained absolutely no hands, lacings, stra s, buckles, and the like are used to connect t e wings to the body, the arm is leftunrestricted by such securing agencies, i s perm1tted the greatest freedom of movement inde endent of the movement of the wing, and t 1e wing itself is under the perfect control pf the o erator, whose power. can be apphedto t e best advantage in the. operation of the wings. The wholeframe and the wings are attached to the body of the wearer by means of the following arrangement: The universal joints k k arefixed to shoulder-straps s s of the back iece or part 1 which carries at its lower en a bow or book 'i for the reception of a belt t, of strong material, adapted to encircle the waist of the wearer. This belt has eyes at the front which are connected to the front parts of the shoulder-straps s s by IIO means of straps m' m, which are adjustable in length by any suitablemeans. The parts of the wing-frame carrying the universal olnts are connected by means of a stay-barn ro- 'vided with a curved portion for-the nec of the wearer, which arrangement renders the Whole frame very stiff.

It is necessary that the canvas or other material of which the wings are made closes onto the back of the wearer from the neck ortion down to the heels. This is effected 1n the present case by providing the edges of the wings with stiffening-strips n, whichmay be held to the body at the waistby the belt t or a separate belt and at the knees, below or above the same), by means of garterhke strips 0 o. The lower ends of the stiffeningstrips are attached 'to 'the rear art of the foot in any suitable manner. 11 order to enable the material of which the wings are made to follow movements of the body, elastic inlets or strips 1) I 2 are arranged at the bottom of the wings etween the heel attachment and the end of the strip or at the top,

between the eyes g g for holding the upper ends of the stiffening-strips and the up er ends of the latter, as will be readily un( erstoo'd. If desired, elastic inlets may also be provided for the strips at the central portions of the body, as will be readily understood.

From the above description it will be seen that the whole ap aratus may be readily put on and taken oil by the wearer without aid from any other persons. Having thus particularly described the nature. of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- K t 1. In a device of the character described, means for attaching th same to the operator, comprising a frame connected with the wing and haying two sides joined at an angle to each other, an elbow-receiving cup arranged in the angle between the two sides, a third piece joining the two sides to complete the frame and serve as a handheld, and means for securing one side of the frame to the body of the operator.

2. In a device ofthe character described, means for attaching the same to the operator, comprising a frame connected with the wing and having two sides joinedat an angle to-each other and corresponding to the upper and fore arm of the operator in a bent posi tion, an elbow-receiving cup arranged in the angle between the two sides, a curved piece joining the two sides to complete the frame and serve as a handhold, and means for securing the upper-arm side of the frame to the body of the operator.

3. In a device of the character described, means for attaching the same to the operator, comprising a frame connected with the win and havin two sides joined at an acute angle to each ot er and corresponding to the upper and fore arm of the operator in a bent.

position, an elbow-receiving cup arranged in the angle between the two sides, a third piece curved about the elbow-receiving cup as a center and joining the two sides to complete the frame and serve as a handheld, and

means for securing the upper-arm side of the.

serve as a handheld, am a universal connection between the extremity of the upper-arm side of the frame and the shoulder of the operator.

5. In a device of the character described,

means for attaching the wing-frame to the body comprising aback piece 1" having shoulder-straps to which the arms carrying the universal joints Z" are attached, a waist-belt and means for suspending the same in the back piece, and front straps extending from the front of the shoulder-stra s to' the belt and means for adjusting the ength' of said front'straps. j

6. In a device of the character described, means for attaching the edges of the wings along the body of the wearer consisting of a stiil'ening-stri attached to the edge of the wing materia a belt to hold the same to the waist of the wearer and garter-like stra s to attach the said strip at the back of the nee part of the legsand means forsecuring the upper ends to the back piece 1 and the lower ends to the rear part wearer. v

7. In a device of the character described, means for attaching the edges of the wingsto the rear of the wearer comprising the back piece 1', stiffening-strips attached to the edges of the wings, means for attaching the tops of the said stiffening-pieces to the back piece and the bottoms to the rear of the heels, a waistband attachment for the central parts and garter-like attachment at the knee portions of the legs and elastic inlets arranged intermediate of the attachments substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ADOLF BRANDL.

'itnesses:

ULYSSES J. BYWATER, Louis F. MUELLER. 

